Event Description and Festival Statement (excerpt)

International Animated Film Festival Animocje is focused on an ambitious cinema searching for its artistic character. We want to acquaint our audience with the most interesting authors and the unlimited possibilities of animation. We also give the viewer of the Animocje a chance to explore the practical dimension of this field of art by extensive educational section, including workshops. We also implement some programme priorities. We expect the animated movie to be daring, interesting and innovative in terms of the animating solutions and an outstanding application of traditional techniques.

Through international competition, Animocje provides an opportunity to get to know the latest film productions from all over the world. Special screenings of the feature animated movies and thematic presentations of the short films, allow us to discover the animation in a new context. We also pay attention to the relations between animation and the other arts - music, video games, visual arts, and acting. Since 2014 we are the only Polish festival to award A Dubbing Achievement Prize to the Masters and the Mistresses of animated movie dubbing.

The festival has been organized in the Municipal Cultural Center in Bydgoszcz since 2011. Its creator and coordinator is Weronika Płaczek.

Animocje Festival Call for Entries

2027 Animocje Festival call for entries - Currently not open. Submission details will be reported here when announced by the festival.

(2026 Archive)

The following films can be submitted to the Competitions:

a) whose running time, including opening and final credits, does not exceed 30 minutes,

b) implemented in any technique, with the reservation that the animation must be at least 50% of the screening time,

c) produced no earlier than 1/01/2024.

The following short film Competitions are held as part of the Festival:

a) Main Competition (Grand Prix and Best Polish Film),

‍b) Films for Children and Young Adults Competition,

c) Music Films Competition,

d) the Organizer reserves the right to announce additional competition categories.

• Festival Regulations
• Submit via FilmFreeway  or via festival form 
• Deadline: 15 November 2025

Browse the Festival Coverage Archive 

Festival Director Weronika Płaczek Talks about Animocje Festival

NB: 2027 Festival Dates are tentative